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OPP high-risk response in Campbellford yields no arrests

Northumberland OPP say officers conducted a high-risk response in Campbellford on Feb. 29, 2024. However, no arrests were made. OPP

OPP say there is no concern for public safety following reports of a potential firearm and threats between individuals in the village of Campbellford, Ont., on Thursday night.

According to Northumberland OPP, around 9:35 p.m., officers, including Peterborough County OPP, responded to two calls from individuals involved in an incident on a commercial property in Campbellford, about 55 kilometres southeast of Peterborough in the Municipality of Trent Hills.

Police say due to the immediate threat, a high-risk response was deployed without incident.

OPP say occupants in two vehicles were involved in a verbal alteration. Police do not believe a firearm was involved.

No arrests were reported.

“The OPP takes all public safety threats seriously and provides resources necessary to assess and respond to such threats,” OPP said Friday.

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The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information regarding this or any incident, is asked to call their nearest OPP detachment at 1-888-310-1122 or anonymously via the Peterborough Northumberland Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at crimestopperssdm.com.

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